I was simply looking for a two-minute timer for my kids to use while brushing their teeth. It is like PULLING teeth (pun intended) getting them to brush at all, much less longer than 2 seconds. The dentist recommends 2 minutes and I am not going to stand there and sing a song, as some have recommended. They actually like using the timer and it has worked miracles in getting them to brush for two minutes. Now if I could only get it to make them brush in the first place!